Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi (LOVERIDGE, 1947)
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Higher Taxa | Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos) |
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Common Names | Button-scaled Gecko, Fitzsimons’ Thick-toed gecko |
Synonym | Pachydactylus laevigatus tesselatus FITZSIMONS 1938: 172 Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi LOVERIDGE 1947: 400 (nom. nov.) Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi — WERMUTH 1965: 119 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi — BENYR 1995: 50 Pachydactylus laevigatus fitzsimonsi — BAUER et al. 1995 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi — BRANCH 1998: 255 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi —BAUER et al. 2000 Pachydactylus fitzsimonsi — RÖSLER 2000: 98 Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi — BAUER & LAMB 2005 Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi — MARQUES et al. 2018 |
Distribution | SW Africa, Angola,Namibia (Kunene Region, Khorixas District). Type locality: Kamanyab, SW Africa. laevigatus tesselatus: Type locality: Kamanjab (Namibia). |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: DNMNH (= TM) 17202, adult |
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Etymology | Named after Vivian F. M. Fitzsimons (1901-1975), South African herpetologist. |
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